Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can rescue us.
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There is no connection between morality and disaster, Are we going to think that they deserved that That would be atrocious.Huston Smith
Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are simply extending the intelligence that comes to and constitutes us. We mimic the mind of God, so to speak. Or better, we continue and extend it.
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It's often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by ennobling us.
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The modern period adds social ethics to religions agenda, for we now realize that social structures are not like laws of nature. They are human creations, so we are responsible for them.
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Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet.
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So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on justice as well, have historically evolved as religious issues.
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